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One is amazed by the simplicity of language she employs. There are very rare moments of outburst. Mostly, the poems are subtle to the extreme. The language is guarded and even anger is controlled. Words are pruned to their essence, like minimal flowers arranged in a vase. Gaudiness in expression is totally avoided.

'In this chronicle of love pursued and subsequently lost, Priyasi (Preeti Singh) wades through much traveled waters. But it's probably the freshness of feeling that comes with each line, the pain and the unending emotions, that stay in your mind, much after you've finished the book.'

_Femina


‘Simantini (Boundless) by Priyasi (PreetiSingh) published by Minerva Press landed on my table a few days ago. I read the first poem, then the second, the third and then the entire collection.'

_Khushwant Singh


‘A prolific collection of heart-rending verses. The poems are sensitive and simple. The singular achievement of the tract is the poet's sincerity of feeling.'

_Hindustan Times


Going through the poems of Priyasi (Preeti Singh), one feels elated to find that she has made skepticism the means of revealing the subtleties of female psychology which make the poems interesting and fascinating. The poetess uses very simple language to exhibit her dexterity and leaves an indelible mark of her sheer intellect.

_National Herald


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Tuesday 17 April 2012

illegitimate reality



the greyness

of my sky

i shall rip open

i shall reach out

with bare hands

to tear apart

the opaqueness of vision

what horizons

i shall discover

towards

such myriad feelings

i will dare venture

with the

illegitmacy

of my being

i will know the

spacelessness of space

in the morbidity

of my skies

colours of imagination

i shall inject

in the stillness

of my silences

the spirit will dance

the dance

of  clamour

what worlds of

thought

shall be woven

with threads

from my hope

and in the illusiveness

of my reality

i will give you

now an idea

now a form

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